{"id":223102,"date":"2026-09-30T22:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=223102"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T00:28:50","slug":"wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-martin-blunt-review-of-the-premiere-of-rhodes-to-the-top-big-e-so-far-as-champ-guevaras-big-title-win-new-japan-g1-nxt-mjf-promo","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/wkpwp-flagship-from-5-yrs-ago-keller-martin-blunt-review-of-the-premiere-of-rhodes-to-the-top-big-e-so-far-as-champ-guevaras-big-title-win-new-japan-g1-nxt-mjf-promo\/","title":{"rendered":"WKPWP Flagship from 5 Yrs Ago: Keller &#038; Martin blunt review of the premiere of \u201cRhodes to the Top,\u201d Big E so far as champ, Guevara\u2019s big title win, New Japan G1, NXT, MJF promo, more (Ad-Free &#8211; 155 min.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2894355538\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>SHOW SUMMARY: <\/strong>In this week&#8217;s 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast &#8220;Flagship&#8221; episode (9-30-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. 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